These polymer clay rose rings have become one of my favorite jewelry items to make! I’d been making them with clay and glazes that I fired in my kiln, but after many requests for a polymer clay version – I gave it a try. They come out just as beautiful as the ceramic version.
Click here to see my video, I walk you through it step-by-step!
I make a bunch of rolled roses like this when I have scrap clay, I hate for it to go to waste. Granted, that’s with my clay that I fire to bisque in the kiln, so the creative process is very freestyle. Polymer clay is more expensive, so I make an action plan and measure out each piece. The nice thing is that I can keep a bunch of these unpainted and then use them on art projects as I go. I actually have a huge bins with little compartments with all my sorted clay embellishments. I’ll have to show you that sometime!
SUPPLIES:
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Polyform S302-001 Sculpey-3 Polymer Clay, 2-Ounce, White
Sculpey Essential Tool Kit (I love this kit because it has all the essential tools for making small clay items)
Metal Blank Rings Base Findings DIY Supplies Pad Adjustable Craft 50 Pieces
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint, 2-Ounce, Primary Red
DIRECTIONS:
Pinch off a gumball-sized hunk of clay and roll it into a ball, and then into an oblong strip. Use the brayer to flatten it. Then use a craft knife to cut the edges to make them straight. You’re clay strip should be about 4-5 inches long. Pick it up and start to roll from one end to make a bud. Once you reach the end, set it down sideways and cut off the excess from the bottom so that the rose has a flat base. This is really important, otherwise it will be hard to glue to the ring base. Trust me, I learned from experience! Next, bake the clay according to the package directions. Let cool after baking is done, paint in your desired color in three coats. When the paint is completely dry, add a coat of the water-based gloss varnish. If you use Sculpey, use the gloss varnish that goes with it, I love that stuff!
Pssst, if you watch the video, you’ll see that I’m doing a clay rose ring giveaway. I’m not putting an expiration on it because I’m always making these rings, so I’ll just keep randomly drawing names (you have to leave a comment and subscribe to my channel though!) and surprise people!
If you’re in the Phoenix-area, come by Mucho Más and purchase a rose ring there!
Thanks for reading and I hope this inspires you to make some awesome clay rose rings!
These are so sweet. Will definitely give this a try! What kind of glue do you use to glue them to the ring blanks? E500?